Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 01:20:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 01:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 36'	North
Longitude:	159° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.75 meters/second, 1662.3 km/hour, 1032.9 miles/hour or 897.6 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.9"	1032.94 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.08 mi	south	1032.95 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 11.5"	5.96 mi	west	0° 22' 37.1"	25.90 mi	south	26.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 01:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 01'	North
Longitude:	61° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.11 meters/second, 1508.8 km/hour, 937.5 miles/hour or 814.7 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 30.8"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 01.7"	0.03 mi	north	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 45.0"	937.25 mi	west	0° 01' 37.4"	1.86 mi	north	937.17 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 15.1"	760.28 mi	east	0° 11' 38.3"	13.35 mi	north	759.90 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Palikir	Sat 12:20 PM	182 km	113 miles	98 nm	NW
Kolonia	Sat 12:20 PM	183 km	114 miles	99 nm	NW
Yaren	Sat 1:20 PM	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	SE
Majuro	Sat 1:20 PM	1345 km	836 miles	726 nm	E
Tarawa	Sat 1:20 PM	1607 km	999 miles	868 nm	ESE
Honiara	Sat 12:20 PM	1664 km	1034 miles	899 nm	S
Wake Island	Sat 1:20 PM	1719 km	1068 miles	928 nm	NNE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 11:20 AM	1803 km	1120 miles	974 nm	WNW
Port Moresby	Sat 11:20 AM	2128 km	1322 miles	1149 nm	SW
Jayapura	Sat 10:20 AM	2239 km	1391 miles	1209 nm	WSW